Talk:Selworthy Beacon

A fact from Selworthy Beacon appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 13 May 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that in the sixteenth century, Selworthy Beacon (pictured) in Somerset was used as a beacon location to warn of impending invasions?

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Height[edit]

What is the height? Most current sources list it as 308 metres, which converts to 1010 ft. However older imperial-only sources, such as this show 1013 ft. Which is correct? We need to use just one in the article, not both. --Bob Re-born (talk) 07:42, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Acland cross or mausoleum[edit]

The article says " The mausoleum of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland is located about 0.25 miles (0.40 km) from Selworthy Beacon.[4]". I was trying to find which of the several Thomas Dyke Aclands this refers to. I can find various sources for there being a cross in memory of Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet but no record of a mausoleum. Can anyone help?— Rod ^talk 16:11, 5 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I note the clarify request on "mausoleum" has been removed. I suspect someone is confused with the "Wind and weather hut" built by the Aclands in 1878, which someone may have seen and thought was a mausoleum - see pic. None of the sources I've found support there being more than a memorial cross.— Rod ^talk 10:13, 8 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]